Chapter 131 Discussing Strategies

Wang Kang's eyes narrowed. He didn't expect Cai He to ask him this question. This was the most worthy of preaching topic at the moment.

After Emperor Zhao succeeded to the throne, he spent one year reorganizing the inner court, and another two years straightening out the government affairs. Now he finally started to deal with the feudal nobles, and only then did his father get the title of earl...

Wang Kang knew these things clearly now, and Cai He asked him this question again. He is the son of Wang Dingchang and is also a sensitive person. How can he talk to him casually?

As if sensing Wang Kang's doubts, Cai He said with a smile: "You are such a little fox, completely different from your father's straightforward character!"

"Speaking of which, you should actually thank me," Cai He said in a mysterious tone.

"How do you say this?" Wang Kang asked doubtfully.

"What do you think?" Cai He sat down and said, "Just a reminder, you just mentioned it."

After hearing this, Wang Kang was stunned and asked in surprise: "Promoting civilian nobles to fight against the established nobles is your suggestion to Emperor Zhao?"

"Clever! It's so clear!" Cai He praised.

That's it. Wang Kang nodded. He had already understood Cai He's identity before he came.

Cai He was a courtier during the old monarch's period. He once served as an internal counselor of the imperial court. The internal counselor was not of high rank, but he could directly face the emperor and made special suggestions to the monarch.

This is why Wang Dingchang asked him to ask Cai He for advice. This is Cai He's job.

When Emperor Zhao succeeded to the throne, in order to prevent the prime minister from dominating the situation, he abolished the position of prime minister and divided it into two, establishing the left prime minister and the right prime minister.

At that time, Emperor Zhao wanted Cai He to be the right minister, which shows how much Emperor Zhao valued him, but what was surprising was that Cai He gave up the position and retired to his hometown.

He returned to Yangzhou Academy and devoted himself to studying.

Someone who can make Emperor Zhao do this to him must be of great use, and after Cai He's suggestions, Wang Kang can naturally make inferences.

"How's it going? Should you thank me?" Cai He asked with a smile, "Otherwise you would only be a rich man at best, how could you become a young earl?"

"Should I be grateful or should I not be grateful?" Wang Kang said with some profound meaning.

"Haha!" Cai He knew what Wang Kang meant and laughed loudly, "This naturally depends on personal wishes."

"The strategy was given to Emperor Zhao by me," Cai He shook his head and said, "But I never expected that Emperor Zhao would choose your father!"

"Actually, I originally thought Emperor Zhao would choose the Li family!" Cai He said again.

"Which Li family?" Wang Kang asked.

"Yanzhou Li Family!"

"Is it that martial arts family?" Wang Kang vaguely knew.

"That's right," Cai He nodded and said, "The Li family is a martial arts family. It is said that there were generals in the ancestors. The children of the Li family have been practicing martial arts for generations. In comparison, they have a stronger martial arts atmosphere."

"By the way," Cai He seemed to have remembered something, and added: "This time the fiefdom competition between your Earl's Palace and the governor Dong Yiwu will take place, and the martial arts competition will be fought by Li Yuyao, the younger generation of the Li family!"

"Is this person powerful?" Wang Kang asked. This was important information. Although Cai He had retired and returned to his hometown, he must have known a lot based on his previous status.

"Very powerful," Cai He said in a deep voice: "You must deal with this person with all your strength. He is only in his early twenties, but he is extremely talented in martial arts. He is the leader of the younger generation of the Li family, and he is known as the sword madman!

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Wang Kang nodded. This trip to see Cai He was indeed worthwhile. This was very important information.

"So? The Li family has turned to the other side?" Wang Kang asked.

"I don't know about this either..." Cai He shook his head and said, "The head of the Li family and I are old acquaintances. This man is upright and hates evil as much as he hates evil. He doesn't look like someone who can collude with those people."

"However, the current situation is complicated, everything is difficult to determine, and it is hard to explain,"

"I have no job now and am just a man in white. These are not things I care about," Cai He said with a smile: "It is your Earl's Palace's turn to worry about."

"Why did you propose this plan to Emperor Zhao in the first place? Promote new nobles to fight against old nobles?" Wang Kang asked curiously.

"This is a contradictory transfer,"

Cai He said in a deep voice: "It is imperative for Emperor Zhao to deal with the established nobles, and they naturally know this, but what should they do? It is not an imperial decree to cut down the feudal vassal and kill the nobles."

"If the pressure is light, it will have no effect. If the pressure is heavy, what should we do if we force them to rebel? What should we do if we surrender to another country? These are all problems!"

At this time, Wang Kang continued: "So you came up with this method, replacing a big conflict with a small confrontation, forming a mutual advantage..."

"Yes, this is the best way now!" Cai He nodded.

Wang Kang continued: "Whether it is cutting down vassals or killing nobles, or whether the old nobles are resisting, in the final analysis it is actually a dispute between the central and local governments, a struggle of interests. Emperor Zhao wants to strengthen centralization of power, but the old nobles do not want to give up their hands.

right……"

"You..." At this moment, Cai He suddenly looked at Wang Kang in surprise.

"What's wrong?" Wang Kang asked curiously.

"Nothing, just keep talking..."

Little did Wang Kang know how much his words shocked Cai He, because Wang Kang's words had already hit the nail on the head.

Strengthening centralization of power was the fundamental intention of Emperor Zhao.

Naturally, Wang Kang didn't know Cai He's shock, and continued: "The old nobles cannot lose their power, which invisibly weakens the monarch's central power and poses a threat to the imperial power. Therefore, it is imperative to depose the old nobles!"

"You are right about one thing. This matter cannot be rushed. It needs to be done step by step, otherwise the consequences will be unpredictable."

This is like the early Ming Dynasty, when Zhu Yuanzhang assigned many of his sons to become kings in various places. This was called vassalage.

Later, the vassal kings became extremely powerful and began to reduce the vassal status. Emperor Hui of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yunwen, stepped down because he wanted to reduce the vassal status, which angered the feudal princes. Zhu Di took advantage of this opportunity to sit on the throne of the emperor and became the later Ming Dynasty Emperor Chengzu.

What happened here is quite similar to the current situation.

"Wang Dingchang gave birth to a good son!"

At this time, Cai He suddenly sighed: "It's not easy for you to see this at such a young age. Outsiders say you are a big loser..."

"Actually, I have always been paying attention to you. I know that what you do may seem like a waste but has a deeper meaning. It may seem absurd but there is something extraordinary..."

"Master Cai's words are serious. I'm just talking nonsense and I can't take it seriously." Wang Kang shook his head.

"Then do you have a better way?"

"I don't," Wang Kang said directly, "This involves many aspects, there are many that I don't know yet, and I dare not make any comments..."

"However, I know that your strategy actually has big drawbacks!" Wang Kang said again.

"Oh? What is it?" Cai He became interested.

"Whether they are civilian aristocrats or established aristocrats, they are all aristocrats,"

Wang Kang said in a deep voice: "Have you ever thought about supporting the new nobles to fight against the old nobles, and if the old nobles eventually decline?"
Chapter completed!